Online Shopping: What To Watch For This Holiday Season
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Posted March 14th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Online shopping is quickly approaching the half a trillion dollar a year mark. That's a lot of commerce going on! You can find not almost anything online? but everything. If it's sellable, you can bet it's somewhere on the web.From all of this selling and transacting going on, you can rest assured there?s going to be trouble ranging with everything from credit card fraud, identity theft, spyware uploading and just plain theft.Online shopping, for the most part, is the easiest and the safest way ...
Christmas Candy Canes And The Legend Of A Holiday Tradition
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Holiday
Posted March 14th, 2010 at 11:18 am
You see them everywhere. They are in the stores, used as window displays, yard decorations, Christmas tree ornaments and even as candy. The traditional candy cane is red and white with plenty of holiday cheer added to the mix. Of all its uses, the candy cane is most popularly known as great tasting candy made in a variety of sizes. But, what lead to its creation? How was the candy cane invented? For those who don?t know, the legend of the candy cane is just as magical as any holiday tradit...
Christmas Gifts Is It Really The Thought That Counts
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Holiday
Posted March 14th, 2010 at 3:18 am
Indeed, the very first thing that comes to your mind whenever you think of Christmas is Christmas gifts. They come in great sizes, big or small, cheap or expensive, but probably the most important is the thought that goes into picking a gift. A gift that shows you put a lot of thought and care into your decision will be appreciated even if cheap or homemade much more than an expensive gift with little thought or regard to the recipients personality or tastes.You may consider buying some high-tec...
Cinco De Mayo: Mexico?s Celebration Of Liberation And Freedom
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Holiday
Posted March 11th, 2010 at 10:22 am
Cinco de Mayo, or the Fifth of May, is a day that is celebrated all over the world, but was begun as a celebration to honor Mexico?s Independence from Spain. Now, people of all nationalities celebrate Cinco de Mayo by decorating with plenty of flowers, the colors of Mexico?s flag (green white and red) putting on sombreros, Mexican folk music, salsa, or mariachi music, and joining the fiestas!Invitation IdeasFor Cinco de Mayo invitations, you can cover white card stock with greeting suggestion...
Fake Smiles For The Holidays
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Holiday
Posted March 10th, 2010 at 6:22 am
?Tis the season for? unwanted gifts?!Whatever you celebrate throughout the winter holiday season (that?s my stab at fitting into these politically correct times), there are plenty of gift exchanges going on. When it comes to gift giving our loved ones have good intentions, but sometimes they just don?t get it right (a good poker face comes in handy at times like these).I like to call this the Unwanted Gift Syndrome. Symptoms of this infliction include:?Psychedelic sweaters with dancing reindeer ...
8 Dumb Things To NOT DO As A Parent During The Holidays
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Posted March 9th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
With all there is to do during the holiday season?parties to attend, menus to plan, the house to decorate, gifts to buy, cards to mail out?it?s probably the easiest season for letting the children in your house feel completely alone during the chaos. Here are eight dumb things to NOT do as a parent during the holidays:1. Don?t involve your children in holiday preparations: decorating the house, yard, or table; baking special goodies; buying and wrapping gifts; and preparing for guests. Childre...
A Well Set Table For Your Themed Party
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Holiday
Posted March 8th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Don't overlook the value of having a decorated table at your next themed party. The table is a large block of space in a room and you can easily make use of it to further push your party theme.I like to use centerpieces on my party tables. A good Easter party centerpiece would be a basket filled with dyed boiled eggs. That way you have something to hold the boiled eggs which guests can naturally eat and you have an eye catching decoration for your party. Try tying a little pastel colored ribb...
Holiday Party: Planning A Party You Don?t Need To Work At
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Posted March 7th, 2010 at 10:21 am
With a holiday party, you may feel that you have to spend your days before working to get ready and then spend the party catering to everyone else?s needs. If you want to through a holiday party that is more stress free and enjoyable to you, there are several key things that you will want to take into consideration. Remember, this is supposed to be a time where you can sit down and relax and enjoy the holidays with those that you love. If you do not feel that it is going to happen that way, t...
Greatest Gift
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Posted March 3rd, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Go ahead, Judy, talk to your father. What do you want to say? With these words offered by my favorite Aunt Mimi, I was given the greatest gift?the gift of myself.Mimi and I had gone on an aunt-niece shopping adventure, and at age 15, I became the proud owner of my first mini-skirt. Upon seeing it, my dad hit the roof, and as usual, I was angry, scared, and tongue-tied. Years of admonitions to not talk back, had my voice stopped in my throat.Before that moment, I didn't know that I could have wis...
Enjoy A Stress Free Holiday
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Holiday
Posted March 3rd, 2010 at 6:20 pm
As the holiday season approaches, my well-organized, super achiever friends have already put into motion the plans for their annual, holiday extravaganza.All year long, they have purchased gifts at bargain prices. Their favorite family photo is duplicated onto 1000, addressed greeting cards. They can?t wait to flip the switch illuminating their house which is permanently wired with twinkle lights and they have a file of menus carefully clipped from last year?s Thanksgiving edition of Oprah magaz...
